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How to Host an 80's Theme Party!

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1980's Theme Party Fun - 1980s Theme Party Ideas

Thinking about an 80's party? The most important part of your '80s party is your guest list! Invite the most fun folks you know! Have your guests dress in costume for this super party idea!

Wondering what to wear to an 80s party? Just take a look at the photos for some super ideas! Is that Tom Cruse on the left? Search the back of your closet for some super props!

Planning an 80s party can be fun if you keep it simple! Provide 80s songs and 80s movies and watch your guests take over from there! With everyone in costume, the party quickly takes on an 80s atmosphere. Have fun! Keep it simple and enjoy!

A big special thank you to daughter and son-in-law and their super friends for sharing these photos!

Contents at a Glance

'80s Songs - Add these to your iPod and...
'80s Music and Fads on Amazon
1980's Remix
'80's Food for Your Party
Fancy Dress on Amazon
'80s Ideas on the Web

1980's Favorite Tunes

Kool and the Gang - Cherish
Madonna - Material Girl
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Prince - Purple Rain
We are the World
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
Marcia Griffiths - Electric Slide
Madonna - Like A Virgin
MIchael Jackson - Billy Jean

Remember Swatch Watches? Jelly Shoes? Friendship bracelets? Video Arcades?

'80s Music and Fads on Amazon

Click your favorite 80s item for more information or to purchase.

1980's Remix

'80's Food for Your Party

1980s Theme Party Ideas for Food

Keep the party food simple. Pizza and/or Barbeque are easy to serve and simple to prepare! In fact, your guests might be willing to bring their favorite dish from the 80's!

Here's one of our favorite 1980's party delights!
Spinach Balls! Remember these? From the Tate Family Cookbook

1/4 c. butter, melted
1 box frozen chopped spinach, cooked & drained well
1 c. Pepperidge Farm seasoned crumbs for stuffing
1 tbsp. onion, minced
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
Salt, pepper and garlic to taste
3 whole eggs, beaten

Mix all ingredients and refrigerate a few hours. Create bite-size balls and bake at 350 degrees 10 minutes.

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Fancy Dress on Amazon

Click on your favorite 80s outfit to see more and more!

Perfect costume and costume accessories for your 80s outfit!

Remember denim jackets? Pac-Man? Miami Vice clothes? Big Shoulder Pads? Moon walking?

'80s Ideas on the Web

I Love the 80's by magarmor
Make custom tee shirts at zazzle.com

In The 80s - Food of the Eighties Index: A list of people's favorite 80s food
Crazyfads.com -Crazyfads.com - Fads of the 1980s: Read about fads from the past: hula hoops, disco dancing, pet rocks, goldfish swallowing, flagpole sitting, streaking, Rubik's Cubes, 3D movies, and more.
1980s Flashback Stuffed 1980's Music: Find new music, music CDs, Grammy Awards, rock music, pop music and more for each year 1980-1989,

Megamix 80s

80s Rad Sneakers Tee Shirt

80's RAD Sneakers by the3rdbase
See more Retro T-Shirts

Do You Love the 80's?

Tell the World with this cute bumper sticker!

I Love The 80'S by worldsfair
See bumper sticker designs from zazzle.com

1980s Theme Party Ideas for Costumes

You can pull together a 1980s outfit from your closet! Be creative!

'80's Entertainment for Your Party

Outdoor Games and Dancing! (or even an old '80's movie!)

Outside games are great fun before the dancing begins -- Bean bag toss, Badminton, Horseshoes -- everything is fun and funny because of all the '80's outfits!

Dancing on the deck to all the old '80's songs is the highlight of the evening!

If you have a few boring friends, you could even show a movie inside! (a good "in case of rain" plan too!)

For Your Eyes Only - the James Bond thriller
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - who can forget "ET, Phone Home!"?

Rocky III--Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Ghostbusters --Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Karate Kid --Footloose --Top Gun
Dirty Dancing --Fatal Attraction--Rainman
Cocktail--Batman--Twins

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Retro 80's Era Style Awesome! Slang Pop Culture Computer Sleeves by angela65

Retro 80s Era Style Bodacious Slang Pop Culture Laptop Sleeve Case by angela65

Retro 80's Style Awesome Dude Pop Culture Laptop Sleeves by angela65

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'80's Entertainment on Amazon

Click product for more information and/or purchase

Are you an 80's girl?

80's Girl by magarmor
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ValGal

You go, girl!

Val Gal by norkotees
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Take Super '80's Party Photos!

80's Standee

Amazon Price: $32.39 (as of 02/15/2012)

Just imagine all of your guests photographing each other with this '80's standee! Everybody at the party will want to their picture taken! and what fun photos for the party book! Memorable photos make super thank you notes, too!

The 1980's - Army boots, sweater around your waist, "Psyche", Skateboards

80s Tees from Zazzle

Click the shirt for even more Zazzle 80s shirts!

I Love Mullets Shirts by nucleartees

80s Party Photos

Are you ready to have your '80s theme party now?

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cffutah Jan 12, 2012 @ 8:30 pm | delete

you sure could have fun if everyone dressed up thats for sure.

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thesitedoc Oct 26, 2011 @ 5:41 pm | delete

Love the 80's! Totally Awesome lens! :)

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Jeannieinabottle May 9, 2011 @ 3:22 pm | delete

I love the guy wearing the mullet wig. That is just classy.

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Carmel_Aaron May 6, 2011 @ 10:55 am | delete

Thanks Joan, you have really given me something to think about. Most of my memories are from the 50's and 60's and those are some of the theme parties I have had, but this is a fantastic idea.
Thanks...

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NYThroughTheLens Apr 22, 2011 @ 6:58 pm | delete

Awesome lens!

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RetroMom Mar 20, 2011 @ 8:34 pm | delete

Great fun, what were we thinking with the hair back then though?

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itsmuzza2011 Mar 13, 2011 @ 6:33 pm | delete

club tropicana eat your heart out , im an 80`s kid and so wish i could be back there now, many thanks well done

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tammy1727 Jan 14, 2011 @ 7:42 am | delete

Awsome You gotta love the 80's

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Tipi Dec 27, 2010 @ 12:58 pm | delete

Believe it or not, I have never hosted a theme party! I think the Tate family Spinach Balls would be wonderful for any decade, just the thought makes me want one!

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charder Oct 29, 2010 @ 9:47 am | delete

This was a great fun to read through. What an awesome decade! I have a few lenses that might be relevant, so check em out if ya can. :D

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charder Oct 29, 2010 @ 9:47 am | delete

This was a great fun to read through. What an awesome decade! I have a few lenses that might be relevant, so check em out if ya can. :D

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Debs Oct 16, 2010 @ 12:01 pm | delete

this really made me smile! it's so funny to see that the eighties are actually BACK in fashion now amongst late-teens and twenty-somethings! i have a bit of a problem about wearing stuff second time around so for me eighties fashion is definitely for the fancy dress party only!! great lens!

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DecoratingforEvents Sep 30, 2010 @ 7:38 am | delete

What a fun page and brought back lots of memories of high school leggings and the music!

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mukunda22 Sep 25, 2010 @ 5:20 pm | delete

Funny to think that the 80's has such an appeal! I was hard at work that decade accumulating Nursing degrees!! Good job!

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Winter52 Sep 19, 2010 @ 12:26 pm | delete

What a fun idea... I'm thinking about a Miami Vice party... now that would be fun. Spent many an hour watching that show! I think that I will come as Gina ;)

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Sojourn Sep 18, 2010 @ 10:06 pm | delete

I graduated high school in the heart of the 80s. I loved (still love) the music, I remember using multiple cans of hair spray in a week, and I think an 80s party is a blast! Of course, the last time I went to an 80s themed party it WAS the 80s....Great lens!

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LeanneChesser Sep 12, 2010 @ 5:50 pm | delete

I love the 80s but haven't ever hosted a theme party. Great (and funny) lens - - thanks for the memories!

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dagsmith Sep 11, 2010 @ 3:17 pm | delete

Thanks for the memories and a Squid Angel Blessing in honor of the 80s. Of course, I feel silly typing "goopsnug" as my security word as I bless your lens.

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EverythingMouse Sep 11, 2010 @ 11:54 am | delete

What a fabulous idea! Love those photos too.

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bdkz Jul 31, 2010 @ 11:57 am | delete

Love this! Blessed it too : )

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Joan4 Jul 31, 2010 @ 12:01 pm | delete

Yeah! Thank you , Bonnie! Your 80s Facebook page is great fun!

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SoyCandleLover-Maker Jul 22, 2010 @ 10:05 pm | delete

Looks like so much fun! I will have to do this soon. I even recruited my daughter for one of her Halloween costume when she was younger. Spiked hair, hot pink and black with over the top makeup. She loved it. I still have the picture in a frame. Lensrolled to all my 80's lenses. Thanks for sharing.
BTW- If 'm not mistaken, didn't Tom Cruise wear tighty whities? :D

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schwisky Jul 1, 2010 @ 8:49 am | delete

Cool lens! I like the music you listed. One of my lenses is all about freestyle music, which is mostly dance love songs, from the 80s. It's a great addition to the party!

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OhMe May 18, 2010 @ 9:19 am | delete

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partybuzz Apr 12, 2010 @ 8:29 am | delete

My kids were teens in the 80's. Love these pics! Lensrolling to my Party Tips lens.

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eclecticeducation Mar 26, 2010 @ 12:13 am | delete

lol!!! So cool! I love the 80s era. I was a teen during them (graduated in 89). It's so funny seeing "80s parties" being done. In my day it was "50s parties". lol!!! Great lens. Blessed by an Angel and lensrolling to my "I Love the 80's" lens.

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enslavedbyfaeries Feb 20, 2010 @ 9:27 am | delete

This is hilarious! 80's parties are tons of fun to plan and attend. My daughters are very amused to learn about my teenage years and it all seems so silly to look back on now. I had a blast reading this lens and your photos are totally awesome!!

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BevsPaper Oct 27, 2009 @ 1:49 pm | delete

What a fun trip back in time! Love your photos and it does make me want to have an 80's Theme party. {{{Squid Hugs and Blessings}}}.

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Squidster Oct 20, 2009 @ 1:27 pm | delete

The 80s were the most fun years of my life (so far)! So yeah, I'm a bit partial to this era. Love the idea of an 80s Party and your lens is the perfect inspiration to pull it off! :)

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LaraineRose Sep 2, 2009 @ 3:58 am | delete

NEATO! REAL COOL! 5*

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EverythingMouse Aug 21, 2009 @ 8:50 pm | delete

I think we should have a Squidoo 80s party!

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lou16 Aug 2, 2009 @ 5:59 pm | delete

I love, love, love 80s parties.....must be about time we had another one :)

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ElizabethJeanAllen Aug 1, 2009 @ 6:29 am | delete

Welcome to The Totally Awesome Lenses Group.
Lizzy

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Susan52 Jul 26, 2009 @ 5:27 pm | delete

I was so busy raising my kids during the 80's, I forgot about all these things. What a great reminder! Love the pictures and all of your links! Cool! (Oh, was "cool" cool in the 80's?)

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JustBon-Crochet-Designs Jul 26, 2009 @ 4:17 pm | delete

Great lens, Joan and great memories. Loved your photos too. :)

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GypsyGirl68 Jul 24, 2009 @ 8:00 pm | delete

I am ALWAYS ready to party Eighties style! 5*, faved and lensrolled to all my Eighties music/video lenses...well done indeed

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CrypticFragments Jul 24, 2009 @ 7:50 pm | delete

Love this! I am a total 80s chic!

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tandemonimom Jul 24, 2009 @ 11:00 am | delete

This looks like a blast ... though I didn't do big hair back then, so I refuse to do it now! ;-)

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aj2008 Jul 23, 2009 @ 8:18 am | delete

I love the pics!

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sandyspider Jul 21, 2009 @ 8:09 pm | delete

Fun lens! I liked the 80s.

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bdkz Jul 21, 2009 @ 1:41 pm | delete

Very fun lens Joan!

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Pastiche Jul 21, 2009 @ 11:34 am | delete

I've still got the hair ... and lots of those funky clothes! I think an 80s party might be a hit for Labor Day. Thanks for the memories and inspiration.

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GrowWear Jul 21, 2009 @ 10:49 am | delete

Awesome party! The big hair and those humongous shoulder pads. I'll never forget it. :) Very nice trip down memory lane.

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drs2biz Jul 21, 2009 @ 8:49 am | delete

Thanks for the memories! 5 *s

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Treasures-By-Brenda Jul 21, 2009 @ 6:55 am | delete

Yes, I do remember the 1980s...nicely done & blessed by a SquidAngel.

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OhMe Jul 21, 2009 @ 6:42 am | delete

Kathy and Adam really know how to entertain. Super fun. Our son's friends used to have 80's parties and they used old toys like HeMan as the centerpieces and had announcements around the room on Light Brights. lol

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KathrynGrayson Jul 21, 2009 @ 4:45 am | delete

fun! fun! fun!!!! Love it!!!! This party was a blast and I think it is gonna be an annual thing now. The 80's rocked!!!!!! Awesome lens!